Expreview reports that some reviewers claim to have had their hands on the upcoming Bloomfield, the new CPU runs great. But how huge improvement it is compared to today’s top dog?

In a recent document sent to partners, Intel pointed out that when comparing Core i7-965 with QX9770, we can get 52% more 3D gaming performance, 38% more rendering performance and 41% more movie editing and conversion performance. (Core i7-965 platform:  X58, DDR3 3G, Discrete VGA card, QX9770 platform unknown.)

Yes, the numbers are extremely vague, but it is directly coming from Intel. QX9770>1450USD, Core i7-965=999USD.